 Michael Ingram became the third actor to play Vincent, from 1977 through 1981.Ponzini returned to the role briefly during a storyline involving Viki having a near-death experience of going to Heaven in 1987.In 1968, Vince (Ponzini) falls in love with fun-loving party girl Niki Smith (Gillian Spencer); little does he know that "Niki" was a symptom of the multiple personality disorder suffered by media heiress Victoria "Viki" Lord—the girlfriend of Vince's best friend and reporter Joe Riley (Lee Patterson).